Pharmaceutical care and the Dader Method applied to a Multiprofessional Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Abstract

This text reports the experience of pharmaceutical care in a multiprofessional program of cardiac rehabilitation through the application of pharmacotherapeutic follow-up. This is a descriptive study, of the experience report type, developed at the Rehabilitation Center of the Hospital São Lucas of Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, during a period of three months. For the pharmacotherapeutic follow-up, the Dader Methodology was used, adapted to the program, the time available and the resources, being elaborated in the following phases: pharmaceutical interview, status, study phase, intervention and evaluation of results. Two subjects met the selection criteria and were included in the program. Both used more than five medications, accessed treatment fully or partially through the Unified Health System, had problems related to pharmacotherapy and lack of control of systemic blood pressure. The main problems identified were: inappropriate use of medication; difficulty in organizing and purchasing medications; unavailability of laboratory tests for control; and difficulty in understanding therapy. Interventions carried out in agreement with the patient, family and multidisciplinary team were based on the problems identified. At the end of the program, both patients had a reduction in systemic blood pressure.